#eli

He had a theory, Walt did, that the religious life, and all the agony that goes with it, is just something God sics on people who have the gall to accuse Him of having created an ugly world. ↗

— J. D. Salinger

#agony #created #did #gall #god

People never believe you. ↗

— J. D. Salinger

#never #people #you

Billions of people don't practice a religion at all. ↗

— Richard Gere

#people #practice #religion

I've always believed in having a sense of balance and stealth. ↗

— Patti Smith

#balance #believed #having #i #sense

I really believe in melody. ↗

— Aulis Sallinen

#i #melody #really

I listen to music when I'm feeling down or just a certain way. I don't know what I'd do without it! ↗

— Jessica Sanchez

#certain way #down #feeling #i #just

I try to support groups that are about educating people about different races, different religions, different cultures and different situations so that we can break down the barriers of prejudice and bigotry. ↗

— Loretta Sanchez

#barriers #break #cultures #different #different cultures

Shame is the feeling you have when you agree with the woman who loves you that you are the man she thinks you are. ↗

— Carl Sandburg

#feeling #loves #man #shame #she

'Clown' was written when I couldn't find anyone who believed in me as an artist. Maybe those labels will think twice next time a young songwriter comes along. ↗

— Emeli Sande

#anyone #artist #believed #clown #comes

I built a reputation as a songwriter in the industry before my own hits. People were used to coming to me for songs. There were songs like 'Clown' and 'Mountains' that were my songs that I wanted to keep. But the record labels saw me as a songwriter. It was hard to get people to believe in me as an artist. ↗

— Emeli Sande

#before #believe #built #clown #coming